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COKTEINTS. 


Tlie Ec)|o. 

Tlje Picture Book. 

Ttje Disconsolate Lover. 
The Meeting. 

A Pleasant Interruption. 
Whirr. 

The Butter-flies. 
Visiting. 

A Picture Gallery. 

In a Harrin\ock. 

The Calf and I. 

The Boy and the Jain. 
Courtship. 

Sulky Betty. 

The Clock.. 

A Winter Walk. 

Fair Exchange. 

The Mud- Puddle. 

Cross-stitch- 
Going out to Tea. 

A Cross Sister. 


Hard Tirnes. 

In the Studio. 
Conscientious Dorothy. 
Moon-rise. 

Biggin^- 

The Pug and the Pollies. 
The Ancient Turtle. 

A Great Blow. 
Ingratitude. 

On the Stile. 

In Wading 

The Letter. 

At Sea. 

A Barrow full of Flowers. 
The Shower, 

An Encounter. 

Slow Sally. 

The Charining Lillie Maid. 
The Sea-Gull. 

Around the Piano. 

Bed Time. 








Tk^: £cko. 


I'WOT\deT sV^'s 'IuUt\\t\ 4 \oT,Yf\\>\ suc)\ eater eyes, 

$iV caWs "Good ftay, Ic)\o, ^ood 'Day;* iVfl. \s \l jr ot(\ \V sk’\es. 
0TS[ron\ IV 'woods, OTSp\as'i\\'i\tkook,oTmdo>M? ske 
Bui aT\ ans'wer coipes l[roT(\ sou\e\NVTe,aT\d sVV^ts W'weW. 

SVdautks.aud cries'wkeTe aTeyou.l'wai\l soti\uc\\ lok’i^o'N" 
Bui l\\e curious Ikliit daut\\s loo.apd l)\C’f\,o’i\\y answers' Bo" 
IkideBaBy slares andwonders-wilkaslonrsked eyes oji idne, 
"Wre djesW conye\roin,\e\\’ine“\caTtl leW, can'yra? 


>QX V 2i 

'''4\\\ sV. T^ad iV’ \s,\\ 'jou m sY\\\ 

^wd asW-x '^o\\\,e\^,\”o(\ s\)iT?,\)(\a\ ^ w\\. 

% \xx^\ '^a|0. awd m . 

^\f a Vxt\MX«, 'bU\ex, ^xxvM^ a\ t(\^. 

■kxv^ da\SA«,5 xvoddxw^ m'? axvd dm. 

\oT <S\ V 

’dVxte. ^OT Vt Vxvd ^0 X\\\H ax\d \m 
Xxvd \\d«, \x\Vt ^dVkxvXw . 







'\sVoVti\, ioiit you sea 

UlyMklove so to b T(\a , 

TV V'bTTa coUa” |o^i\, 

m\ soft ejes oj |oldei\VoY(\\, 

\as\e[tT(\afoTa?\o\’Vr'. 5 V 
UbV V\ov(s N<Xai[ sVs \o T(\a . 


V^''^ VoVi\,W\. 1 sea, 
arsislar 

i./; ^ paaGoc\\i\ue-, 

'• ' .' you v(aTa I ,w\al vfoVd you do”! 
I’ll joW^ sMlp T(\ay le 
%ll Vdp ^ Ti\y \aaTl Jot Ti\e. 


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The Meeting. 

"A sAeel oj; \ce \s verv i\\ce” 
Quo\.>\ SaTr\T(\\e i\alen 

"A s\l do'Wj\ |a\\ \s y\(A al a\V,' 
l^e a VxUle \aUT. 

"A Tna\de'[\ T\ea): \s very swee\, 
Bui -loo suAieJi xwas out TT\eel\i\^-, 
ll lore TTyy aT\d 1 suppose, 

Ty\al Tf\eaT|s a coTf\xT\§ Bea\\p|!' 


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k\ \Ve\Qa’iYv\’(v^, s’p\2Ls\\T\^ >Na.yey, 

"'WV^e ^N^ \\sV^ aooVeJi ^\'5\?,, 

^3lxV, loykiy c-xiyA?. 

\i\%^ >nX\\.c \j(i’i\'!\eVs, 

^ieiyeaXXYVvy c!K\y\s. 

mn 2 l "^^Wc^n y ose, Viy?- oiYVey \j\\xe \5cws, 

Kvv^ '^ciW\e\ooV.e^ a.\ vao. 

% a |yace\u\ \jo'N,OOi\?. '^\t\uTe ?>\o'^?>•^ow'\\o'^^'> 
l-V'j.a WoTtv wey sa\e\\|, 
yyyya |T^aV \.X'\oV.,\'^\?.'(\\Tte. 

IVn X^y\o\>Noy\\\o\y Xt\,ay\^%N| ayy^X^V'iiy ?)’^?,e,\., 

'HX\\^ \Xo^ iXayxV^d ms \>q\X toqs\. Y.\'t\dX, 

K.m\ >N\sVeA MS a Q)Oo^ Day.' 

'So\j >NakXs^\XsN|s\\o>K Tftse, as \\Nay\\sXs^ -\ % \iCNt(s, 
s\^Xo^ 't>NS \\\\\s Mvvy\M\ss, 

XVy\^s ^a\\N| \\sXo^ ayya^. 



"MV H 1 R R \ 

\t\IV su'!\s,'\\\T\e,2i-s\d \\\e T\^N< cmV 

1 saV Tc\fc >M\\,\\ \l;\\s \)OoV.,a\ ease, 

aT\"ixcMse’«\e,0T I'j 'you please*; 

'R\^l[\l o'!\ll\\s 'pa^e IXere sV\pped,as'\|ou see, 

'^llX a''x^XlTT" I acV.T\o^N\e^^e >NXveX sVarWed '!ae\ 












, KezxaX aT\d SaTCv^3Le^., 

?Tu4eT\ce,‘H\raTc\ aiySi >/le1\xVab’e.\ 

VooV. a\ iVm slave \roT[\ \\\c\t Jravcyes ot\ \\\e >Na\\, 
S)iai(\4 oT\^o\XT \.oes,\\ 70 \iTtT\o\ very \a\\ 
m\\S) \s lae way VV\a\,\oA^ 

TVse ^Tea\-^TaT\d paTeT\\s looked, youVT\ow. 
Pey>\ap^ 5.0T(\e ^ay, ayv^L w>\o cair\ leu? 

Omt ^Tai\dc>\\\dTeT\ wiW say/'W^eW, 

In e\4>\^eey\ 

■NNVyal cmtxous \>\\nt^ IV'Y ^ove, jusl see\"' 




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\n\ raak’vug a eaW oavny greal-greal-awaX, 

1 NN vsVv I V\ad rvol cou\e. 

1:nva\\Ule sky, a’(\dldorvl see w^ky, 

'Bvil - — U ralker be al V\on\e. 

She's begged me lo slay. av\d spend Ihe day. 

§0 x\o\N we've dv\'t\k\ng lea-, 

^\lhl\\e lea pel aud jav lhal Gama^Tov(\ah’c. 
Frorrv so^\e^N\\ex:e across Ihe sea. 

A,T\d l\\e Guxvous screen, Nvvlh ds [xgaves gveen< 
kvdlhe spindle legged lable.— dear me. 

a hvih Arl oak seal.lnpisl dangle my ]^zi, 
ForAhey woni reach ll\e h^or, yoa see, 
hul, I pretend, you please, ll\al I'ra pelle almy ease. 
And as coxy as 1 caa be 



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Th'g Calf all 1. 


UoVVve 'aLT\illv\\\e a^xd ave, 

MoVFe's avx.lnxvtxosXlwe, atyd Uay o’tvVy iV®^. 

'(\\Q'5't w,'M?waTa'Na\k\'[\^ ot\e day, 
’d\\Toa^\'i\vs; |\e\L, at\d so ^asl d\d nns s\\a\.\er away, 
’d\alw\\e\\,o^asudde’(\,ws wM aV\g ea\^, 
MvlVia,aU\\oug\\ sV \s ^ \^\> 

%\z ra\\ as Vardas sVa cou\d,\oY\Va ^ak 
'WdV M.o\V\s ar\d May, ai\d \s^\ uve \o n\y ^aVa. 

Ml slood ar\d \va\led,l ^aVlvary srT\a\\, 

WooVed aUV® calf arxdVa was ’pveWy la\l, 

I was' scared arvd prelerydcd IwasiyV al a\l, 
IsVooV n\y su’i\'bo'(\M“V^ IroWad away, 

TVeiv^ proudly ^ovived MvlVie aryd Mo\\\e arxd May. 
(UoWva^ ever nyy sVoalder buUw’vca ot\lV^ way) 
\NdV a greal deal o^ pr\de,l'cVea 8a\dw'dV3i^e.agV, 
"I aay really sarpr\sed yedre aVa\do^or\e cal^'.' 


The Boy and the Jam. 


Grai)(ijT\ol:)\efs paJilrywas opei|.0)|,dear. 
He knew well lie sljouldrfl §o in%re.I [ear. 





Courtship. 

Little maideri.tell rrie,do. 

Wt)y your kerc)|iefs sad sa^e Ijue, 
Andwliy t))ese curious figures oi) 
your elin^iu^ §owri o[ red? 

Sir, I live aloiie 
for art. 
w)]ic}] all Diis.you 
see, is part” 

peacock fan, slieliuii^ 
her little head. 

' Nay, why pot tive to ipe your heart? 
^■^'hy not love Jne.and noth'^h 
-She whispered that she would, and so, 
she lives for hirn instead. 


Sy-LKY Betty, 


'aVy?, 

iV(\ii §\\e NNOuldf^l, atyd B\\ou\d\\\., 

'^Q a\Nay ar\d leave n\e''‘\Nv(\\Vv salky eyes casl doNNAy, 
?>Q ’c\\ey ^ave \\eY,\\«v ovjry way, 

Avyd \e\\. \\ev, all llye day 

S\\e sal Wide a \\aY-slack w\l\a\\QVY\d\\llle ^tow\\. 

Xi\ \(\i\a\si\we old Vyorse, 

SlYeleV\ed V\is lyead across, 

Aiyd ^aicd al Vyer, kckiiyd \\z ^eiyce , siWia? liy iVye Vy 
A. s\)eeVled \\ev\ canye dy, 

Aiyd elucVcd'lo see \yev cry, 

Aiydsltulled ^asl l\yc lyaa^Vly clydd.iyaicVly oiylyer way. 

Keross red. eov^ said. Uool 
lionye ’S.alydids slaredloo, 

Aiyd a slyce^ eai^c ayi .aiyd looked al \yev \iy sileTyl.iryeek sw\)ris^ 
T!ill slye klixs’i\ed willy slyanye lyixile red, 

"til ke ^ood a^awy" slye said, 
Tlye\miylo\\iydkY^layryales'Nil\yW\^lyl,^ srtyduy? 






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^Tav^V^ sa^is Tlorente, 

“To’fea c,\)lU\t\^ M]) sucX a ca'per, 
■ftcs T\o\ '[asl as\eep, 

1 V.t\o>m caT\ ipaep 

YT0T(\uT\^«iT '>\\s ¥\^ nev^s'pa'per 

'0)\,-'|es,V2^T snore, 

Xs V jusl \6e\s \V slraw, 

IVs ^\ne \uT\ 1 \.e\\ -Nion, T?\oTeT\c.er 
BnX STan^^jja awaVe, 

X^,a \X^cV. sUcXs i\o joXe, 

X sV\cV. \aT a %\ym, \ot la>NTervoe\ 




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sp\as>\\'- '^V\ a. 'P'^V '• i 

?)ee \\a.s 'be^a.Werv X.\\\\e, i 

CousvTy YLaye caWed lo klcX up V.T\\V\,\p^, | J 

Ytot(\ ou\ o| lV^N'P^o’^^'w\\cT.c sV'«as sWWp^. ‘ r 

SV rap Voo ^asV- such a ^ot tutxa'A^ '• S} I 

She no^ ipusic sW sa^\^,\\w p\T\'^\w'i ^uph\''\1. 1 S 

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CllOSS-STITeH. 

'NC)TV.\T\4 \T\XeT >m'icV.u cXa\T, 
ItviMSlTvous, det^ure aryd \^\r. 

I •wX'S'pe.Ted, "CoTtva aT\dB\a'v 

SX^ c.o\iT\\edi sUlcVs''OT\e,\.v>(oAXi‘ee'.‘ 

“Yom are IX® sweelcsl ^vtX I V-now.” 

^SH® at\s'MeTcd, N<X®i\ 1 to\d ^\er so, 

“I'Kv Ws-y Tyow, YoaT. ^ive, six, seven, 

T\eas6 go avMa\|, XiTve, XeT\. eieven'" 

THe Xxdy^ do^e, bul I X^ve gone 
Xnd sXc \s s\U\Tr\g,a\,\ a\one, 

^PeiXaps sX® iHipY.s''IvfvsX Yo said 
l’\\ Tp\a\| YiWX pieasaTC, JacV’insV.ead. 


Goms OOT TO Tea. 

Fav\T\\?. IMe t\\\ss Av\\\\e, 

^o\\\g lo a\)aTlY,^N\'^H ^vocVs ot, 

^X\\e Re^\r\a\ii aTaNNaxUTi^Xoo.aWTaady, 

XW^oar saavfY (Ya\\a \T(\^a\\a'(\jLy\\Vvh l\n\e loFie ^o\\a. 

as\va’(\%s\)\^ t\\\\\esa ^a’(\\\as Fau^RwY^Ma l.at\, 
XtY^sV^T^svWT WVR^o^YV^TRrvY ^avYCWY^ \zz\ 
'baa\\eWe\y ^os\as,o^ ^\r\a,dee^ cnnYSOTY roses, 

Tn^o V’\^X\\)oao(ae\s,a\r(\os\ as^aw aslkse ko i\A% so %mz\. 

Vsave '^\ aYi\\e'kayoaNNv\\ ’(\o\. cV\ar\ce lo see 
Xr(\ove da\aly k'(-R eo\i\)\e, or a (\ealeT very soo'tv, 
flow Ko^vo^ald. aodTe% yoarYuerkYlYFe tVa^a^Y^rea^y 
To\\e\^ \.\\eoY lo eu^oy Y\\er(vse\ves Yl\\s pleasavYl a^\ev\\oot\. 

X\\iw\\\\e iVey are \.\\ere laVe l\\eveTy grealesl eare, 

Yor aova^v^Vakwavlo^Ylafe a\\i\\\s s\sle’(sf\rsl o^ aVV, 
IXaUky ^0 \\o'i. s'^ay Yoolate, l\\ey «\as\. leave ^ \\oovoa\ 
Xi\kXal \\\.ey 'Wear \.\\e\r '(via'i^\es,'w\\e'(Y\)i\e dew begw^s \o ^aW. 











JacVy 2ack., gol:)acKgol)ack, 
reaU^ caT\,T\,ot qo 
t K ft's SMch a lease, \\e, 

TT\e 

iJAftas^-)'^ . 
will I^OU ^ 

|o\low me 
so 

s\JT\ is Vka"^ ^ ’>'0^ 

%i coTive, \)ou are loo small . 

Suclv a klVi", 

-A \itl\e Voll^eT, 
n(Xo doesTiil T(\\T\\. al aW'. 

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Hard Times. 

Se.'v^ s\\weT\T\t’Ton\l\U dose lote\\\ev, 
s’(io>N lUVes |a\\\i\t l[\\\ck\^ ot\ evei^ Tojjiled j|ea\XeT, 
'X\\itk.ducX,Xu\ Vis cXiWy \t\IX\s>n’\t\It^ >MEa\XeT\" 

Thou^X soo’i\,aT\fti s\ii\sX\Trf 3wT\e, 

We always will reri\.eTi\Xer 
T!Xe'«l'0^wXisi\n\^l)'y,^’''^'^V^TeaTy tray sXy 

OjtXl^ bleak December. 
Aii\oTi\li\t so TougX'l’*’^ sure Is e'(\o'u^X 

To try aTon\lih leTA^er. 




Ikthu St\3-D10. 

SuyVias §ot\e oaljoT a'w\\i\e,fron\\v\s Sludvo, 
Gladys at\d "Bessie peep \pattVve door-, 

A (\ueeir slran^e place mi\\ Ite plales a'[\d pavalmts. 
Apd sVSSy Jarm^s otp l'is slpr^va^ ^^oov. 

0l\.w\\.all5nSXl coWa vr\\un\ps or\l\ls paVeUe', 
§oor\ Brotl\er Guy l\ad raucA better eo,n\ebaeV,, 
\le’ll f\Tvd two busy, bedaubed \\tlle sisters, 
AdorT\lr\g a jar aT\d b,ls best "CracVly" plaec|ue. 







Dorothy- 

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‘DigsiHG- 

Isaw.bylHe sea,ot\\.\\e u.ear n\e. 

A\\ a'f\lerpr\s\r\g n\\r\er. 

W\l\\ a sKovel wood, as ^as\ as sVyo cou\d, 

''•0 C.Vx'd.a^'- 

THefW eKC.\a\n\, ^\[^ Gb,\r\!&se,aU\\ose suiyburid Vi\oes, 
Md t\\e 5Wp'\r\g Leg^oyr\bot\rvel, 

olV\er svde \\\z ^avdy vtyusl W little \noy\\\ 
l^\.\\cy grow suc\\ lV\\'\\gs uporv Wi 

Vd l[X*2baV\es \N\\lb\ii\V \N\\\\'i\\e\T i\ueer eyes . a(\d ^ 
"^'e savely looV it\uc\\ ^iiver. 
li\.our spotted silks i\eal. ai\d our tti\y ^eel, 
dlere, at l\oiT\,e ii\ Cl(it\a^". 

?)Xe worked away, tl\.at lor\g kpl day, 

TilUkeVig deep \\.ole grew bigger, 

. Till % day was doae, s\\e sl\pvelled oiv, 
lake a per8everir\g digger. 




TkiPug and the Pollies. 




Two Huy Parokeets, 

Eacf) ill a golden ri)\g , 

A Oiiria Pug, oi) Die Turkisli rug 
Staring saucily as they swing. 


I Two angry, screaining Parokeets, 

A sharp suspicious cracki 
A turnble I hear, soinething broken I fear, 
Apd then such a scrambling backi 


But only two rnotionless Parokeets, 
When I run to lake a peep 
Little innocent Ihings.wit)) their 
heads in their winfi 
Swinging.quite fast asleep: 






A G'reat ‘Beo’w. 

Jlsl'was WT(v\T\^ ^Yowv eily, 

1\\.\T\Y Yvew WeeeVs, lo\\.l\ve 

I'(\tT\Y \aG^ Yu\\\es io\\ loo bado 
Ai\dl\\eksl ^owted>Ai\g iXall^ver \\ad, 
ll begair\ lo blow as l\e\l l\\e lowt\, 
blo'N nye up, a^yd \l blew nye dow\y. 
llblew nye lyalf artyxle aboul, 

Aryd lurryed nyYatTybroWa \Yysvde out. 
ll Ww uye Q\y, aryd ll blew so \asl, 

’TVyal llblew nye \iylo a dilely al Iasi 
Alas', wlyery agalryl igo v\8\l llye c'\Iy, 

T’wlll be Iry plalty lyonyespury-nyore is l\\e pilY'. 




Ingratitude 



Oh dear rne bi^ burrible ^ 
bee 

Look at Ibe place ’you've 
slun^ me, see! 

It is’iil the pail] I care for. ^ * 
'you kiiow 

But only to tl)ir|k 'you should 
treat me 

YouVe sipped your hopey 
from myro^,? 

Ko-w I'll tell her to make 

her buds all close. 

You peed'pl buzz apd huip 
aroupa me, 

You’re a horrid.upgrateful 
burpble beet 

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I've set out lo seaTe\\ jor a '[res^t |out leaf clover, 
1’velo.oV.ed ll\is 'whole acre, twice over and over. 

Now Ive come to the stile, and kci\ sitting otytop. 
Yor such alon^ while, and amlihely to stop, 
hoT I fear if I jump. I ma'y land o'!) so'me hees, 
A.'r\d §el a had hump, besides stin§int m'V knees. 


In 'WAmNG. 

IVe?, lilWe s\skTS \t\ \.>\e sea, 

lIVfceWWAe pe\,V\coa\s p\Tv'(\ei eaTe'su\\\|, 

’To keep '[roKV \V "waUr oac\\ \Tesli>NX\U 
M six \l\i klue c’yes are keiyT ea'IeTTy dowT\ 

*10 see \\\e slraTy^c s\aT-V\s)\ kll^^-Xas sp\e^, 
kXA lli\T\k I\s \n\k\i\i o\ % Vide. 

Bui. \V s\\Vy cTeeps'V\\§VT W\\X scaTce\'\| asoaiid, 
Q.\i\cV.\i\\\e ^\t\s doT\\ •^oM\ooVTOMT\d? 

staT(\peYs a^a^i ^totj\VV^^^> 

TVto soaV-odiTdWe pel\,\toaYs.'5!i\'!\'!\o^ caTc\u\\\('. 
^\\do iVt wsc\deNOMs>Na.'vo, as \\ pAa-vjs ot\\V si\OTe, 

\s>Mk\opeT'\-!\^ \,V \oVo,aT\dTOpoa\lY\^\\ O’fcT, 

T\\\ eatk 9iaY\c\T\t lipplc isW^kiiv^ io see 
Ikitt aT(\aied\\V\\t ^\T\s^NT\T\^i^\io\i\ JioIe^uWvj 
IkeiT pooT dTippi’ii^peWicoals.kaij \p\\\esai\, 
Md ^ \V''^ \ip>w e\\ V\\.Va skip apd a t\xi\. 








The Letter. 

Don't bottler tne now, worfl you 
please away ? 

Irnusi write a letter, and send 
it to day. 

Ti's such "^ery hard work to be 
writing a letter ! 

But mother says "Keep oi), 
learn to do better" 

"Dot all your h.’says kind 
jsister Belle. 

"Cross all your T's and think 
how to spell. 

Hold your pen nicely.and 
the lines slrai^ht." 

(Do'nt believe sJlb could do it. 
when she ■was jusl ei^hU 


Father. I know, will be pleased to have this, 
I'll put in rny love, and a very bi^ kiss. 

I’in sure he'll not mind all the blots in my letter. 
Because hewill know that I tried to do better. 



Ori tl\e sftaj). 

"We are boui|d far far awa'y, quite across tlje Bay v 
Just we three; 

With uiubrellas for our sails, we will weather ariy .^ale.\ 
Without fesy 

See how fast we §o, while Dick ar\d Dollie row. 

Arid I steer; 

Weprete)id,as'yousee,were pot lied tolhal Ireet^ i 


: Bul,o)i,d^ 

Here coraes purse ip a sad frightrpever ipipd theboalslie' 


A. Ba.uuo'w ruLL or Yl-Owers. 

^\\ed\)^TTttYi,'wVA^aTio^ '♦(VTt s't\?Si'we 
ft\ekoa 4 ^\^>NVTdV.Ti]st ewiaTils 
OiiiiV\'!\l¥oTtHaTJilo\«oV\oT a 'pear ? 
\’ina\Taidl:iw\oftlMe lo %Te . 





lete to lo'ik wad (M, a^diT iatli\ow sow pos\cs 

(\'l toesai\dc\( 5 YeT aT\dko\y wldTosts. 
To|i\\Ti\o%T'sMasui\i'|OT AuTik lo'wear, 
Xwi\t h ci\l\eT ^a\T. 




“Oh tny hojiTieh 
Big drops OTi ii'. 

“M^ piiik dress 
Is spoiled, I guess. 
Tom, your Jacket i 
Hurry back, it 
It is your best. 

And run iasl,lesk 
You spot your best!” 
This Diewayp” 

'”'1.00 I say, 

shorter cut 

better, — ” 

"But, 

No rnatter how 
¥e get honie now. 

So that we do. 

"Are you wet through? 
Why its most past. 

The Showed , stopping at last^ 

Yes, there's the Sup 

Scurry, Scurry, The showers done*- 

Such a hurry, 

It'S going to raip! 

Come down the lane." 


Will it last ? 
It^ Jailing Just. 
Quickly, Bella, 
The umbrella. 



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Hiss, Growl, Spit, Bark ! 
"W>iat’s IJie rqatler, only liark! 
Wliat l))e inatter is, rpay be, 
Come tljis way. arid you will see. 


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Debbies Cat apd kittens fipe 
Were ^ter ber, all ip a lipe, 

Wbep Kenn^tbs do^,witb puppies jour. 
Met tbejp by t^e stable door. 

"Is l)\al all?” 

Why it seems to ip_e. 

It’s more than enough to hear apd see! 





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She was siUiii^ in 

the shade, 
Such a charming 

little niaid, 
Bencall) a bi^ umbrella.strelclied 
above her wide. 
It was far too 

for one. 

And its sad to be 

alone. 

So I bashfully requested \]\z\ I 
rnifhtsitbyherside. 


‘‘Yes, with pleasure, sir 
she said. 

As her cheeks $rew 

rosy red. 

And she drew her flowered fown 


ilace, 


away tolelrnetakernypl 
"We can chat and tall 


together, 
And reinark upon Ihe 

weather,’* 


I starninered. and quite lost my 
heart to such delightful gra 



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tuW, as By, 

— ^hy, do you^^ive sucV\ a 'inouT\’i\tu^ cry ? 

^re y^,, 5orsome\\\it\^ you've losk.or'wHy’ 

ls'i\\: it nice to {ly up there, 

In the clear Blue sky and the salt sea air. 

And to dip in Ihc v^aves, oh V'^ dtyou darey 
Do'nt you ^row tired oj flying ak day, 

‘ Of ^oin^ so hi?h. and so far, far away ? 

And v»here \s your nest,'whcreyou tiltie ones stay? 

I think I shouIdHike a white sea ^u\\ toJig, 

To skirn in the foarn on the top of the sea, ' 

I wonder if you woutd change places with lae.^'" 


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